Kaushik Sinha

Aug. 26, 2020 鈥 麻豆传媒映画出品 has been named a founding member of a newly formed AI Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning (IFML), established by a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

麻豆传媒映画出品 state students create all-terrian stroller

August 7, 2020 鈥 Applied computing student Noah Sentry and biomedical engineering student Leah Fisher are part of a student team in ENGR 302. From a list provided by Samantha, Noah and Leah chose to use their skills to help Sutton, a 6-year-old with cerebral palsy. 5/05/20

Fuel measuring equipment

July 27, 2020 - 麻豆传媒映画出品 student Kristen Bruce works as a software tester for Flint Hills Group, founded by Shocker alum Dave Cunningham. Over the past year, Bruce played an important role in Flint Hills Group鈥檚 work with McAlister, a fuel distributor and wholesaler in Wellington. McAlister needed to replace its software used to monitor fuel flow for billing. Bruce helped Flint Hills Group beat coming issues and move to a new system, while some of McAlister鈥檚 competition encountered problems.

GoBabyGo car and child

July 22, 2020 - The 麻豆传媒映画出品 College of Engineering sponsors GoBabyGo, an interdisciplinary program that modifies toy cars for use by children with disabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the semester and several students returned over the past month to help finish and deliver the six cars.

Dr. Vinod Namboodiri

July 16, 2020 鈥 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded more than $1.1 million to Dr. Vinod Namboodiri, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at 麻豆传媒映画出品, and his team to create a community-wide wayfinding system for people with disabilities.

Arfath Mohammad, Shocker alum

July 2, 2020 -- Shocker alum Arfath Mohammad is using artificial intelligence to help save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hand assistive device

June 16, 2020 - Carlos Gatti, a junior biomedical engineering major, is building a 麻豆传媒映画出品 student organization that provides affordable assistive devices to people in need. The team is designing a device for a client who plays the cello and one for a client who wants help with tasks such as cooking.

Data science graduate certificate

June 4, 2020 鈥 Responding to industry demand for workers with specialized skills, 麻豆传媒映画出品 State is now offering a graduate certificate in computational data science.

Nurse with stethoscope

June 2, 2020 - In March when Ascension Via Christi needed stethoscopes, its usual supply chains had dried up. 麻豆传媒映画出品 engineers, working as part of the newly formed Ad Astra Coalition, quickly established a new supply chain to address the urgent need.

Claudia Rojo

May 13, 2020 - Claudia Rojo graduates this spring and will begin a graduate research assistantship at the National Institute for Aviation Research while finishing her final season of outdoor track eligibility in 2021. Rojo, like all seniors in spring sports, was granted the option to extend their eligibility after the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled spring sports. In 2019, she finished second in the heptathlon in the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.

Engineering instructor and student

May 13, 2020 -- In the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings of universities offering a Ph.D. in engineering, the College of Engineering at 麻豆传媒映画出品 is again ranked in the top 100 engineering graduate programs, the only institution from the state of Kansas to make it in the top 100.

Abel Barraza

March 12, 2020 鈥 Abel Barraza hasn鈥檛 shied away from challenges during his time at 麻豆传媒映画出品. The first-generation college student from Dodge City not only undertook a rigorous curriculum that included fluid mechanics and calculus, but he also served as president of his fraternity during his demanding senior year.

Team Wire Pullers advanced to the national competition for the Koch Innovation Challenge.

May 12, 2020 鈥 麻豆传媒映画出品 State's Team Wire Pullers has advanced to the national competition in the Koch Innovation Challenge. The team 鈥 comprised of Braden Botkin, a sophomore in engineering technology; Adam Brown, a freshman in engineering; and Nicholas Ridpath, a freshman in applied computing 鈥 created a magnetic device to make pulling wires through walls easier.

A Girl Scout does an activity on a computer.

May 11, 2020 -- Students in the Service in Learning Engineering class have found a way to help Kansas Girl Scouts earn their STEM badges from home.

Linda Harl, an aerospace engineering junior.

May 7, 2020 -- For the fourth consecutive time, the 麻豆传媒映画出品 State College of Engineering鈥檚 NASA in Kansas program has secured a multi-year, multi-million-dollar grant. The latest four-year award is for $2.8 million.

From left: Jefferson Vieira and Rafael Bini Leite

May 5, 2020 鈥 Scraping frost from your automobile windshield before you can safely drive can be time-consuming and unpleasant, but a new device called Shiver could make it a little easier. WSU engineering students Rafael Bini Leite and Jefferson Vieira are developing a device that attaches to the windshield and has built-in sensors capable of detecting ice on the windshield, allowing motorists to clean and remove it effortlessly before it builds up.

Aidan Jude

April 20, 2020 -- Aidan Jude 鈥 a spring 2020 麻豆传媒映画出品 graduate in electrical engineering, computer engineering and mathematics 鈥 will be embarking on a full-time career as a software engineer for Amazon web services in July.

Students at SRI 2019

April 16, 2020 -- Many 麻豆传媒映画出品 freshmen enter college with undecided majors. WSU offers programs that expose students to different fields of work so they will be informed when deciding on their major. One of these programs is the Summer Research Institute.

麻豆传媒映画出品 State junior Dexter Gerig

April 10, 2020 - 麻豆传媒映画出品 State computer science major Dexter Gerig placed first in the Individual Event of the National Cyber League competition.The cybersecurity competition, over two days and eight hours, involved a series of 40 challenges with 155 questions.

Person working at computer

April 9, 2020 - 麻豆传媒映画出品 State faculty, staff and students are helping each other deal with the pandemic. Whether it's a fun Zoom meeting, a phone call or help with a technology question, examples are abundant of people working together in a difficult time.

麻豆传媒映画出品 State junior Caitlin Bingham

April 2, 2020 - 麻豆传媒映画出品 State softball pitcher Caitlin Bingham is sewing protective masks for medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Face shield from a 3D printer

March 30, 2020 - The relationship between 麻豆传媒映画出品 State's College of Engineering and the 麻豆传媒映画出品 Police Department led to 3D printing of face shields used by first responders.

The eight new Koch Scholars.

The 麻豆传媒映画出品 State Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College is proud to announce eight recipients of the Koch Scholars program for the fall 2020 semester. Each of the students will receive between $30,000 and $45,000 during their four-year attendance at WSU.

Aerial photo looking towards the RSC

March 11, 2020 -- Three 麻豆传媒映画出品 researchers and a student group have been awarded the John A. See Innovation Award.

Billy Martin at news conference

Feb. 26, 2020 -- 麻豆传媒映画出品 and WSU Ventures have entered into a new strategic partnership with California-based Lightning Diversion Systems, a Ducommun Company. The partnership involves the exclusive licensing of a lightning strike protection system for rotor blades in the wind turbine industry.